corncob
The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn on which the kernels are attached in rowsThe central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
» There, under the tree, there is a corncob.
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2 sensesThe central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
Maisspindel
сте́ржень кукуру́зного поча́ткаstérženʹ kukurúznovo počátka
the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
(informal)A yokel.
Examples
1 sentencesThere, under the tree, there is a corncob.
Translations
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Origin
From corn + cob. The Internet slang sense emerged from a 2011 absurdist tweet by Weird TwiFrom corn + cob. The Internet slang sense emerged from a 2011 absurdist tweet by Weird Twitter personality dril in which a man furiously denies being owned as he transforms into a corncob.
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Forms
plural: corncobsSynonyms
24 synonyms- the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn:corn cob
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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